Satya Yoga

Practicing while travelling; easy as it sounds, challenging as it does. As travelling increases the air (vata) in our body element (according to ayurveda), this in turn increases the fluctuation of the thoughts and distractions in the mind.

You may have already packed your mat and it was left unrolled in your luggage throughout the whole journey. Instead of just your mat, I packed one more thing – a mantra: unroll the mat as I can, as the space (time & physical space) allows.

Practicing during my travels teaches me how to let go.

The fact that I do not get to practice as regularly as when I am home – I learn to let go of the rigidness of my private appointment on the mat.

As the body may not perform as it is used to due to the weather condition – I learn to allow my physical and practice to adapt to the environment provided.

And as the expectation of a good sweaty practice did not happen - I learn to release those thoughts and accept what is given during the practice.

Sometimes we become guilt-stricken when we skip practice; and this too we have to let go. Slowly, we will learn how to fit the yoga mat into our living space, and fit the practice into our private space.

Tschüs!